Everything OurPath does
OurPath is built around one idea: the parenting plan isn't a document, it's a configuration. Once your plan is in, it sets your calendar, your holiday rules and how costs are split — and everything else follows from that.
Nothing goes live until both parents accept the same plan. From that moment the app runs itself — the schedule, the money split and the record all come from what you agreed.
Six things do the work
The core of OurPath. Tap any one to go deeper.
The parenting plan
The CAFCASS-aligned agreement everything else is built from — the single source of truth.
02Shared calendar
Schedule, handovers, swaps and UK term dates — coloured by parent, always in sync.
03Messaging & tone assist
One permanent thread, calm by design, with a gentle nudge toward a kinder wording.
04Costs & expenses
Approve before spending, split by your agreement, settle after — a clean shared record.
05Court-ready records
Tamper-evident PDF exports, sealed with a fingerprint anyone can verify. Always free.
06Child info bank
Allergies, sizes, schools and documents — the details both homes need, in one place.
Two more you'll notice less
AI assist
The admin, done quietly — a 7-day catch-up, receipt scanning and a gentle tone check.
Raise an issue
When something needs a mediator, not an argument — a structured route to help.
Everything, in detail
The full toolkit inside the parents' app — six tabs plus the plan and your subscription.
Getting started
Set it up yourself
Create your account by email, build a plan and invite your co-parent — no professional needed.
Join by code
A code from your mediator, solicitor or co-parent instantly sets up your family and a plan to review.
Welcome tour
A one-time animated walkthrough of the app, replayable any time from Settings.
14-day free trial
Everything's free for 14 days, with a calm days-left chip on Today. No card needed to start.
Today & the schedule
Who has the kids
One clear card: where the children are right now, the next handover, and nights left.
"Needs you"
Pending swaps, cost approvals and plan changes surface as tappable rows — or "nothing needs you".
Custody schedule
The agreed pattern in month or week view, coloured by parent, with the next handover marked.
Request a swap
Give a day or ask for one, with repeats and a note. Nothing changes until your co-parent accepts.
Add to your phone calendar
A private, revocable link puts the schedule into Apple, Google or Outlook — one-way, read-only.
Catch me up
A plain-language, 7-day summary of what changed — when you've been away.
Messages
Secure thread
One evidential conversation — no typing or online cues, can't be edited or deleted, exportable.
Tone assist
A sharp message is held with a calmer suggestion before it sends — you choose.
Receiving hours + urgent
Set a daily window; outside it you can still send one flagged urgent message.
Attachments + image scan
Send a photo, document, contact or date; photos are checked before they go, flagged ones blocked.
Money
Running balance
Who owes whom, at a glance. No money moves through OurPath — it's a shared record you settle yourselves.
Log a cost / ask first
Add a cost as already paid, or "ask first" for approval before spending — with an optional receipt scan.
Split + approval
Costs split by your agreement; your co-parent approves, declines with a reason, or opens a discussion.
Expense timeline
Each cost's full lifecycle — awaiting approval, settle up, confirm, settled — as one clear timeline.
The parenting plan
Create or import
Draft a plan together, or import an existing court or consent order you both acknowledge.
CAFCASS-aligned sections
Question by question, covering living arrangements, schooling, health, holidays and more.
Changes + history
Request a change per question; the other parent approves or declines, with full version history.
Professional review pause
When a change is with a mediator or solicitor, the plan pauses while the current one keeps running.
Family, children & records
Children & info bank
Each child's record — photo, birthday, allergies, school, health — with a per-item shared/private toggle.
Personal journal
A private diary, never shared, with moods and tags — plus a revocable link for your solicitor.
Shared events
Appointments and activities — each with a colour, place, reminder and the child it's for.
Traditions
The days that matter — Christmas, birthdays, Eid — with a countdown and yearly alternation.
Locations
Saved places — home, school, a neutral handover point — with a default handover and a map button.
Handovers + GPS check-in
An insert-only log of pickups and drop-offs, with an optional verified GPS location.
Notes & documents
Private or shared notes with attachments, and an audited store where every file is fingerprinted.
Certified export
A court-ready, tamper-evident PDF — messages, expenses, calendar or the full record. Always free.
Works with your professionals
Invite a mediator or solicitor
Add your own professional — always visible to both parents, and revocable at any time.
Message them in-app
Where a professional has turned it on, reach them from the app — no swapping numbers.
Raise a structured issue
When you need help, pick an area and summarise it — a warm route to mediation, not a row.
Legal-aid waiver
Where a mediator flags legal aid, your family gets a full year of OurPath free.
Subscription & billing
Per-parent split billing
Each parent pays only their own share on their own card, with the full breakdown shown.
Split ratio + zero-to-pay
Pick the split in steps of 10. A 0% parent simply sees "nothing to pay".
Monthly or yearly
Switch cycle any time — yearly comes with two months free.
Restore or cancel
Restore after a reinstall; cancel keeps access until your paid-through date.
Settings, security & wellbeing
Themes & palettes
One chooser, six looks — including a dark "Midnight" theme. The app re-colours instantly.
Notifications
Per-category switches, a lock-screen preview option and overnight quiet hours.
Sign-in & security
Password strength meter, two-factor via an authenticator app, and a biometric / PIN app lock.
Privacy & your data
A plain-English privacy summary plus a "download my data" GDPR export.
Reflect
A calm, swipeable stream of quotes over ambient soundscapes — rain, ocean, fire, birds.
Solo mode
A first-class single-parent experience with its own toolkit, plus pronoun settings.
Report an issue & rate
File a support ticket, see your past reports, and leave a review — all from Settings.
Close & reopen account
A reversible soft-close that deletes nothing — sign out, block use, and reopen when you're ready.
See it for yourself
Set up your plan in minutes. Everything's free for 14 days — no card to start.